A. An early form spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons
B. A filed-down Old English with heavy French influence
C. A unique form of English spoken in Germany
D. A form brought to England by the Scandinavians
Related Mcqs:
- “When I was 16 years of age, we heard a Strange Rumor among the English, that there were Extraordinary Ministers preaching from Place to Place and Strange Concern among the White People. This was in the Spring of the Year. … After I was awakened & converted, I went to all the meetings, I could come at; & Continued under Trouble of Mind about 6 months; at which time I began to Learn the English letters; got me a Primer, and used to go to my English Neighbours frequently for Assistant in reading…”?
A. Samson Occcum
B. John Winthrop
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Mayflower Compact - The turbulent years of the 14th century witnessed a blending of language and culture that led to the rise of Middle English. Which of the following events led to the nickname “the era of catastrophes” ?
A. The Hundred Years War
B. The Great Schism
C. The Black Plague
D. All of these answers - In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the \flowering\of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?
A. Geoffrey of Monmouth
B. the Gawain poet
C. the Beowulf poet
D. Chr´tien de Troyes - In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the “flowering”of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?
A. Geoffrey of Monmouth
B. the Gawain poet
C. the Beowulf poet
D. Chrétien de Troyes - Why is the Battle of Hastings relevant to the development of Middle English ?
A. English as a language of the king’s court was replaced by Norman French.
B. Eventually English was reestablished, deeply influenced by Norman French.
C. For a time, England became a country with two languages.
D. All of these answers - Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin ?
A. Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
B. William Shakespeare’s King Lear
C. Thomas More’s The History of King Richard III
D. Thomas More’s Utopia - Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. Throughout the Middle Ages, English drama, like that of other European countries, was mainly ______________ and ______________?
A. Psychological, Sexual
B. Religious, Didactic
C. Emotional, Psychological
D. none of these - Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry ?
A. Sir Thomas Malory
B. Geoffrey Chaucer
C. Caedmon
D. John Gower - Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry ?
A. Bede
B. Sir Thomas Malory
C. Geoffrey Chaucer
D. Caedmon - the first fire-breathing dragon in English literature occurs in which Old English epic poem ?
A. Iliad
B. Odyssey
C. Beowulf
D. Canterbury Tales
